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Latest News
20 Jun 2022
Rachel Haynes
Melton Grazing Trial 2022
Our Melton Grazing Trial is well underway. There are 48 Hereford and Angus dairy crosses which were turned out on the 1 May. Their average weight before turnout was 321kg at an average age of 12 months. After the first month of being turned out, the group made good DLWG with the group average being 0.94kg/day and average weight being 354kg.
Grass growth has been steady through May but dropped off the last 2 weeks after the hot…
Commercial Carcass Competition Winner Congratulations to Wendy Pickard who won a very close competition just sneaking into first place in front of her husband Rob Davies. Mr Gordon Amos rounded out the top 3 with 4 excellent cattle.
Angus Carcass Competition Winner The Angus competition had over 32 cattle entered into this years Carcase Competition with Mr Francis Gent winning this year’s competition, making it two wins in a row! Andrew Curtis came in second place and Mr Sherratt came in 3rd place in the highly contested competition.
Grass growth has been steady through May but dropped off the last 2 weeks after the hot…
Our Latest News
16 Dec 2024
Charlotte A
Foyle Enhances Cattle Welfare With Ferappease Integration
Foyle Food Group have a strong commitment to ensure the welfare of all farm animals within our supply chain and we recognise that the health and welfare of our animals is a founding principle of our business. FerAppease is a new product on the market…
Foyle Leads the Way In Cutting GHG Emissions In Agriculture: Methane- Suppressing Feed Additives
In the UK, the agricultural sector is accountable for 10% of the total Greenhouse Gas emissions in 2019 with methane contributing considerably. Methane is a by-product of enteric fermentation and from the decomposition of manure under anaerobic conditions. Both ruminant animals and non-ruminant animals produce…
Foyle Farms of Excellence: Driving Performance With Cattle Brushes
The addition of enrichment tools helps to both mentally and physically stimulate cattle and encourage natural grooming behaviours. Cattle housing is designed to promote weight gain and improve performance by optimising resources and managing efficiency. Enrichment objects such as brushes has been suggested to prevent…
Foyle Enhances Cattle Welfare With Ferappease Integration
Foyle Food Group have a strong commitment to ensure the welfare of all farm animals within our supply chain and we recognise that the health and welfare of our animals is a founding principle of our business. FerAppease is a new product on the market…
Foyle Leads the Way In Cutting GHG Emissions In Agriculture: Methane- Suppressing Feed Additives
In the UK, the agricultural sector is accountable for 10% of the total Greenhouse Gas emissions in 2019 with methane contributing considerably. Methane is a by-product of enteric fermentation and from the decomposition of manure under anaerobic conditions. Both ruminant animals and non-ruminant animals produce…
Foyle Farms of Excellence: Driving Performance With Cattle Brushes
The addition of enrichment tools helps to both mentally and physically stimulate cattle and encourage natural grooming behaviours. Cattle housing is designed to promote weight gain and improve performance by optimising resources and managing efficiency. Enrichment objects such as brushes has been suggested to prevent…
